Senior Engineer - Mission Mass and Balance

About Edge

At EDGE bold ideas are engineered into technologies that protect, improve and save lives.

Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, EDGE is a leading advanced technology group working at the forefront of defence and emerging technologies. Spanning more than 35 specialised companies and multiple centres of excellence, we are purpose-built to move fast. Free from heavy legacy processes, we give our people the autonomy, accountability, and agility to bring breakthrough technologies from concept to reality.

Based in Abu Dhabi, a globally connected hub at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, EDGE is home to a truly multicultural community where bold ideas thrive, and the future is shaped.

Together, we are shaping the future.

The Senior Engineer - Mass & Balance will be responsible for managing aircraft mass properties and balance activities across the aerial vehicle development lifecycle. The role will support mass estimation, weight control, centre of gravity, inertia, aircraft weighing, verification, and technical reporting while working closely with multidisciplinary aerospace engineering teams.

• Develop and maintain aircraft mass breakdown structures and weight statements.
• Perform mass, centre of gravity, inertia and loading calculations.
• Establish mass targets, allocations, margins and growth allowances.
• Monitor and manage aircraft mass growth and configuration changes.
• Assess the impact of fuel, payload, stores, consumables and equipment changes.
• Support aircraft weighing and mass-property verification activities.
• Reconcile CAD, supplier, manufacturing and measured mass data.
• Support design trade studies and engineering change assessments.
• Prepare mass-property reports and technical evidence for programme reviews.
• Collaborate with Design, Aerodynamics, Performance, Structures, Flight Controls, Systems, Manufacturing and Flight Test teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to improving mass-property tools and processes.

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Mechanical, Structural, Systems Engineering or a related discipline.
• Typically 10+ years of relevant aerospace engineering experience.
• Strong experience in aircraft mass properties / mass & balance.
• Experience with weight statements, mass breakdowns, centre of gravity and inertia calculations.
• Experience in mass control, mass growth, allocations and margins.
• Experience working with CAD, BOM, supplier and manufacturing data.
• Proficiency in spreadsheets and engineering analysis tools.
• Professional proficiency in written and spoken English.

• Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Aircraft Design, Flight Mechanics, Structures or a related field.
• Experience with aircraft weighing and mass-property verification.
• Experience with MATLAB, CAD, PLM or dedicated mass-properties software.
• Experience with measurement uncertainty, calibration and tare corrections
• Experience supporting PDR, CDR, TRR, flight readiness or similar programme reviews.
• Experience in aerospace, defence, UAV/UAS or aircraft development environments.

Launched in November 2019, the UAE's EDGE is one of the world's leading advanced technology groups, established to develop agile, bold and disruptive solutions for defence and beyond, and to be a catalyst for change and transformation. It is dedicated to bringing breakthrough innovations, products, and services to market with greater speed and efficiency, to position the UAE as a leading global hub for future industries, and to creating clear paths within the sector for the next generation of highly skilled talent to thrive.

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